Ms. Elaine soon opened the door anxiously and walked in slowly.Mayor Carney’s face twisted with rage the moment he saw Ms. Elaine, his body tense and rigid as he struggled to keep his composure. “Are you now too big that you can just go missing for almost an hour while I look for you everywhere? Are you so foolish that you would put me under such a state? Don’t you know your job anymore? You are my first point of contract and you chose to abscond just like that.”Ms. Elaine’s body was tense and coiled as she awaited the end of his wrath, her hands clasped together in silent prayer as she sought an occasion to apologize amidst the raining anger.“Don’t you know that you are supposed to be at your desk all day? That’s what I pay you to do and you receive your pay every month so why will you default in your responsibilities? Why?! Why would I spend so much time looking for you like you are some special staff,” Mayor Carney’s voice was a venomous storm of anger.“Is it because you are t

But she couldn't respond to his questions at that moment. She was in a very tense situation and peeping through every nook and cranny to find out where it was best to go through.Ms. Elaine’s footsteps were hurried as she paced through the shadows. She noticed that there was an elevator through which she had to go to reach the ground floor.The elevator was the easiest route because it was going to get her to the ground floor very quickly. She could also use the stairs but she didn’t want to risk any of the junior aides who had just been excused from Mayor Carney’s office to find her. She knew that they were going to ask her questions that she didn't have the time to respond to.Her body shook with fear and her feet carried her as swiftly and quietly as possible as she sought to stay hidden from view.She then tried to encourage herself with the thought that perhaps she shouldn't be so pressured. It wasn't like she was a criminal or something. The only thing that made her so intense w

One of the watchmen took a step further, his hands clasped together as he tried to convince Ms. Elaine against going out all alone in the night. “Ma’am, it’s quite late in the night. Perhaps it’s not safe out there. One of us can always help you collect the file and —”Ms. Elaine cut him short immediately, her confidence increasing with each moment her desperation was heightened. “No! It’s a classified document. You should be experienced enough to know that some things are classified. Stop boring me with these kinds of ideas. I told you already - open up the door. I need to get a file real quick. I believe I don’t have to repeat myself.”The watchman’s lips parted in defeat as he realized that he had no convincing answer to Ms. Elaine. His hands clenched tightly together as he struggled to keep himself under control.Watchman Golan also had a resigned look on his face. He knew that he had tried his best even though it wasn’t his position to dictate what the secretary did or didn’t do.

Alan only wanted to know if Elaine saw any signs of the gold that Mayor Carney stole. Alan figured that the cellar might be a good place for Mayor Carney to hide his gold.Elaine’s eyes burned with disgust as she tried to come up with a solid description of the cellar. “How will I describe it? It was quite dark anyway and filled with decay. The walls were rusty and I think I saw a coffin there. Yeah, or maybe two. They might be empty though I don’t know but the floor was also filled with broken glass and debris.”“The atmosphere was just very terrible Alan. It was the kind of place where a murder would take place and no one would know. Little wonder that the mayor would choose that kind of place to carry out his evil intention of murder and indeed I saw him kill your men terribly.”Alan’s brow furrowed with discomfort because Elaine was getting past the radar of what he wanted her to focus on at that moment.He pulled her explanation back again and spoke. “Wait, so you are saying that

“What more assurance do you need?” Alan asked, his nostrils flared in anticipation and a slight frustration.Elaine shifted comfortably in her seat before speaking. “Erm, I need you to help me negotiate with Felix Lincoln that he should give me the secretary position in his team if we are to give him the recording.”“What?” Alan’s eyebrow furrowed. “Yes, of course, Alan,” Elaine responded. “I am trying not to sound selfish but if I am going to go through all this trouble, I have to get something out of it, don’t you think? I mean it's only fair that I get something from it.”Alan’s face crumpled with a deadly twist of exhaustion. It was already almost midnight and even though Elaine came in looking the tired one, it now seemed as if he was the exhausted one.Elaine spoke further in an attempt to convince Alan, her gaze narrowed with desperation. “I am not going to go jobless in a bid to destroy Mayor Carney, am I? I have to make sure that I do something to make sure that I am still r